Forbidden Lover

Chapter Eighteen

Artemis’s P.O.V
It was another day and everyone was doing their own thing since there were no exams and I finished packing my things and making sure that I had everything ready to go for when we have to leave and when that time came around, both Draco and I along with Crabbe and Goyal had left the Common Room with our things as the four of us talked as we made our way to the carriages. By the time we made it to the Train, we soon got on and continued to sit together and had a few laughs before I began to think what would happen when Draco and I went home as I felt uneasy about it knowing that father might do something and get mad at me, “Artemis, are you alright?” I heard Draco ask me and it brought me out of my thoughts as I turned to face him and nodded, “yeah, I’m fine.” I told him and he just nodded before I turned to look out the window again and sighed a little as the others continued to talk until I felt someone tap my shoulder, “we’re in London now and just made it to Kings Cross.” Draco told me and I nodded before getting up from my spot and walked behind him and managed to get our things before walking up to mother and father and I noticed that father had a look on his face when he looked at me and I knew he was upset. The four of us managed to get home before father dragged me by the arm and into the living room, “you, young lady are becoming a disgrace to this family befriending Muggle-Borns and Blood-Traitors. And because of that Potter boy, we have lost our Servent.” Father shouted at me as it caused me to jump a little, “I’m sorry Father, I didn’t know Harry was planning on setting Dobby free.” I managed to tell father and he scoffed at me before we heard mother rush into the room, “Lucius, leave her alone. She’s just a child so don’t you dare lay a finger on her.” mother said to him as she stood in front of me, “that daughter of ours is disgracing our family name and you expect me to do nothing.” he shouted at mother, “yes, that is exactly what I want you to do. She has made friends other than being with Draco all the time Lucius and that’s all I ever wanted for her. She was never able to make friends as easily as Draco did growing up and you know that.” mother said to him and I felt a tear slip down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away before mother faced me and bent down and kissed my forehead, “why don’t you go to your room and unpack your things so your father and I can talk in private alright love.” she said to me and I nodded before turning around and walked away.

By the time I finally made it to my room, I immediately closed my door and locked it before going to my bed and laid down and started crying to myself until I had fallen asleep. I was woken up to the sound of knocking on the door and I slowly got out of bed before rubbing my eyes and went over and unlocked it before opening the door to see that it was Mother, “how are you feeling love?” she asked me as we both sat down on my bed and I rested my head on her shoulder, “could be better. I don’t understand why I can’t have friends like Hermione and Ron. I don’t understand why our family has to think this way, I mean I understand some of it but other than that, I don’t get why we can’t just be friends.” I told her as I began to think about my feelings for Freddie, “I know darling, but our family has always been like that and sometimes I don’t understand it either but I still follow those traditions in keeping our blood pure and don’t worry about your father alright, I managed to get him to understand and he will eventually accept your friendship to Harry, Ron and Hermione alright.” mother told me and I nodded before she kissed the top of my head and hugged me, “dinner will be ready soon alright.” she told me and I nodded as she stood up and walked over to the door before looking at me and smiled, “I love you my darling.” she said to me and I smiled, “I love you mother.” I said to her before she left the room before I decided to finally unpack my things from my trunk. By the time I was finished, I put my trunk under my bed before I heard someone knock on the door and saw that it was Draco when he opened the door, “dinner it ready.” he told me and I just nodded and the both of us left my room before he spoke up again, “are you doing alright? I heard Father shouting earlier.” He asked me and I sighed, “he got angry at me for being friends with Harry and the others and said that I was a disgrace to the family.” I told him and he said nothing at first before he finally did, “I don’t think you are and I know mother doesn’t either. I’m sure father will get over it eventually.” he told me and I smiled a little, “thanks for that I guess. But I don’t know if father will ever get over it.” I said to him as we made it to the dining room and sat down before eating and throughout dinner, the room stayed silent as we ate and I didn’t exactly eat much either as I just felt down the entire time since father’s argument with me.

Later that night, after dinner was over, I went straight to my room not acknowledging father as I just wanted to be alone for the rest of the night and when I made it back to my room for the night, I went to sit by the window and I just looked out the window and thought to myself before my thoughts went to Freddie and our conversations together throughout the time I was at Hogwarts so far and it put a smile on my face when I pictured his face in my mind before my mind was snapped my my thoughts when I heard someone open the door and saw that it was mother as she walked over to me with a cup in her hand, “I made you some hot chocolate love. I thought it might cheer you up a little bit.” she said as she smiled a little and sat down with me after giving me the mug, “thank you mum.” I said to her before taking a sip of it, “how are you feeling?” she asked me and I shrugged a little, “better now.” I said to her and she smiled, “figured that would work. Ever since you were a toddler, you loved Chocolate.” she said to me and I chuckled a little, “and I still do.” I told her and she chuckled as well and the both of us continued to talk for a while longer before she got up and grabbed the mug from my hands, “get some sleep alright darling.” she said before kissing the top of my head, “alright mum, goodnight.” I said to her before getting up from my spot at the window, “goodnight love and sleep well.” she said before leaving the room and I had grabbed something to change into and got into the shower and when I was finished, I quickly got changed and got into bed before thinking about writing to Freddie tomorrow as well before falling asleep that night.